Minor White
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Minor White was an influential American photographer, educator, and editor known for his spiritually infused black-and-white images and for shaping postwar photographic education in the United States.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Minor White canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
human
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magazine editor ⓘ photographer ⓘ photography educator ⓘ |
| contributedTo | development of serious academic programs in photography in the United States ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer |
California School of Fine Arts
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ Rochester Institute of Technology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | White NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
fine art photography
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photographic education ⓘ photographic publishing ⓘ |
| genre | black-and-white photography ⓘ |
| givenName | Minor ⓘ |
| hasPhotographicStyle |
abstract photography
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expressive photography ⓘ symbolic photography ⓘ |
| influenced |
generations of fine art photographers
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postwar American photographic education ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Alfred Stieglitz
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Ansel Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ Christian mysticism ⓘ Zen Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
editing influential photographic publications
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teaching photography as a spiritual discipline ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | modern photography ⓘ |
| name | Minor White NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
emphasis on the inner life of the photographer
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influence on postwar photographic education in the United States ⓘ spiritually infused photographic imagery ⓘ use of photographic sequences ⓘ |
| notableWork | Sequences of black-and-white photographs exploring spiritual themes ⓘ |
| occupation |
editor
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educator ⓘ photographer ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
faculty member at California School of Fine Arts
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photography instructor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ photography instructor at Rochester Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Rochester, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ San Francisco, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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